UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 26, 2008
NOVAVAX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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0-26770
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22-2816046 |
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of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 9920 Belward Campus Drive |
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| Rockville, Maryland
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20850 |
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(Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code: (240) 268-2000 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 7.01 |
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Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 26, 2008, Novavax, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the results from the second stage of
the Phase I/IIa human clinical trial of its pandemic influenza virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine
candidate and will conduct a publicly available conference call to discuss those results.
On August 26, 2008, the Company also posted a presentation to its website reviewing the
results of the clinical trial. The Company expects to use the presentation during the
conference call and at certain investor meetings.
The press release and presentation contain statements that are “forward-looking
statements” subject to the cautionary statement about forward-looking statements set forth therein.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the presentation is
furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished in this
Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Press Release of Novavax, Inc., dated August 26, 2008 |
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99.2 |
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Presentation of Novavax, Inc., dated August 26, 2008 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Novavax, Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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August 26, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Len Stigliano |
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Name:
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Len Stigliano
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer, Vice
President and Treasurer |
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